Need a New Hobby? - We Now Stock Drops Yarn!!
Posted by Claire on 10th Oct 2020
Well, this Coronavirus has put paid to our sewing classes, for a while!
The shop was looking a bit empty without our Sewcial group & classes and then visitors kept popping in, asking if we had any wool or crochet hooks. So the cogs began whirring...! With a little bit of jiggling round, maybe we could fit some yarns in! But which yarns? For years, I'd been buying a lovely Norwegian brand at shows, as I'd never seen it in any wool shops. They're all natural fibres, with a little polyamide in the sock yarns, for durability, an amazing colour palette & such reasonable prices. So, it was time to take the plunge & contact Norway!
Then came the really difficult bit - choosing yarn substrates/weights & colours to stock!! This bit took hours, days...!
But then after all that choosing & measuring for furniture, everything was delivered on the same day! Luckily the flat pack shelving arrived at lunchtime & the yarns at 5pm - just time to get everything built & attached to the wall!
So here it is!
Fortunately, I have a very neat friend, Sarah, who gave up her evening to help stock the shelves! Then came deliveries of knitting needles, circular needles, stitch holders, cable needles, row counters, crochet hooks & pom pom makers!
You can see which yarn types we currently stock, on our Drops Store page:
There are thousands of Free Crochet & Knitting patterns, to browse & print out, on the Drops website:
It's so handy when another of your friends is a speedy knitter! I have Sally to thank for the beautiful baby waistcoat & boots, knitted in Baby Merino, in the shop window. (£3.10 per 50g ball, 5 ply 100% merino wool, that's machine washable)
And the socks, knitted in the self patterning & plain Fabel yarn. (£2.30/£2.20 per 50g ball, 4ply 75% wool 25% polymide)
Sadly, all I've managed so far is a chunky Eskimo yarn hat! (£1.90 per 50g ball, 100% wool 14ply)
Please come, see & feel (after you've hand sanitised!!), the beautiful soft colourful yarns - you'll be hooked!!